ABSTRACT

A pathologist determines whether tissue is normal or diseased. A forensic pathologist has the added duty of deciphering the proximate cause and manner of death. Bitemark recognition is an additional concern. In a like manner, a dentist’s duty is not the same as a forensic dentist’s responsibility. The latter confirms the identity of the presumed/unknown and recognizes, diagnoses, interprets, and compares bitemarks to suspect dentitions.